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| Name: |
John Hawkins, Sir | | Birth Date: |
1532 | | Death Date: |
November 12, 1595 | | Place of Birth: |
Plymouth, England | | Place of Death: |
Puerto Rico | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
admiral |
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 Biography of John Hawkins, Sir
801 words, approx. 3 pages
 The career of the English naval commander Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595) touched all aspects of the Elizabethan maritime world from the illegal and inglorious to the patriotic and profitable. His skills helped to ensure the defeat of the Spanish Armada... summary from source:
 Biography of John Hawkins
6,250 words, approx. 21 pages
 For over two centuries Sir John Hawkins has been known as a "most unclubable man." That Hawkins deserved this epithet bestowed on him by his friend Samuel Johnson cannot be denied, for his personality was aloof and abrasive, earning him the enmity of... summary from source:
Biography of John Hawkins
2,605 words, approx. 9 pages
Sir John Hawkins has had the misfortune to be remembered for his unsociability, exemplified in the rudeness to Edmund Burke that led to his withdrawal from Samuel Johnson's best-known club. But Hawkins deserved better of posterity. As a magistrate he... 
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 John Hawkins Information
1,664 words, approx. 6 pages
Admiral Sir John Hawkins (also spelled as John Hawkyns) (Plymouth 1532 – November 12 1595) was an English shipbuilder, naval administrator and commander, merchant, navigator, and slave trader. As treasurer (1577) and controller (1589) of the navy,...
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